Peter Gibbs
@petergibbs.bsky.social
Lived in Antarctica for two years. Chair of BBC Gardeners' Question Time. Weatherman. Conservation volunteer. Fellow RMetS and RGS.
Miscanthus plumes + a low winter sun = 😍
November 17, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Miscanthus plumes + a low winter sun = 😍
Coppicing season has begun. Structures around the cut stools are to (hopefully!) protect the regrowth from pesky deer
November 16, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Coppicing season has begun. Structures around the cut stools are to (hopefully!) protect the regrowth from pesky deer
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In the early hours of this morning, following 119.6mm of rainfall in 12hrs, the River Monnow burst its banks and flooded Monmouth. The usual river level is just under 2m, this morning it was 6.63m- even higher than the record-breaking level during the floods in 2020 (6.57m). Absolutely devastating.
November 15, 2025 at 11:05 PM
In the early hours of this morning, following 119.6mm of rainfall in 12hrs, the River Monnow burst its banks and flooded Monmouth. The usual river level is just under 2m, this morning it was 6.63m- even higher than the record-breaking level during the floods in 2020 (6.57m). Absolutely devastating.
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An #Asperitas fest over Downside, Surrey as #StormClaudia approached on Thu 13th November
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November 15, 2025 at 1:55 PM
An #Asperitas fest over Downside, Surrey as #StormClaudia approached on Thu 13th November
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Halley Research Station is open for business!
After a stop at Neumayer, serenaded with a horn farewell, the team reached Halley - only to find one door had reinvented itself as a wall… a wall of snow.
They’re melting it in tea urns for water and slowly getting the station ready for the season.
After a stop at Neumayer, serenaded with a horn farewell, the team reached Halley - only to find one door had reinvented itself as a wall… a wall of snow.
They’re melting it in tea urns for water and slowly getting the station ready for the season.
November 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Halley Research Station is open for business!
After a stop at Neumayer, serenaded with a horn farewell, the team reached Halley - only to find one door had reinvented itself as a wall… a wall of snow.
They’re melting it in tea urns for water and slowly getting the station ready for the season.
After a stop at Neumayer, serenaded with a horn farewell, the team reached Halley - only to find one door had reinvented itself as a wall… a wall of snow.
They’re melting it in tea urns for water and slowly getting the station ready for the season.
We need the rain - but preferably not all at once
Storm Claudia has arrived and a yellow rain warning is now in force across much of central/southern England and Wales ⚠️
Take care if you are about to travel as flooding and disruption are possible
Amber warnings will also come into force later today as the rain turns heavier
Take care if you are about to travel as flooding and disruption are possible
Amber warnings will also come into force later today as the rain turns heavier
November 14, 2025 at 10:53 AM
We need the rain - but preferably not all at once
Boosted by Fohn effect no doubt, but still!
We are not ready for what's coming...
29.8°C in France mid November! 😱
These heat levels are just insane...🥵
Map via @sergezaka.bsky.social
29.8°C in France mid November! 😱
These heat levels are just insane...🥵
Map via @sergezaka.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Boosted by Fohn effect no doubt, but still!
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Storm Claudia, named by @aemet.es, will affect the UK on Friday
Heavy rain and strong winds will bring disruption and possible flooding
Warnings are in force so stay #WeatherAware ⚠️
Heavy rain and strong winds will bring disruption and possible flooding
Warnings are in force so stay #WeatherAware ⚠️
November 13, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Storm Claudia, named by @aemet.es, will affect the UK on Friday
Heavy rain and strong winds will bring disruption and possible flooding
Warnings are in force so stay #WeatherAware ⚠️
Heavy rain and strong winds will bring disruption and possible flooding
Warnings are in force so stay #WeatherAware ⚠️
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Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
Lime trees have hung up their mistletoe already, berries and all #wilsflowerhour
November 9, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Lime trees have hung up their mistletoe already, berries and all #wilsflowerhour
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The waves of Chesil Beach. 🎧
Watch for 90 seconds and if you need more, listen to the full 32 minute episode. 🌊
A tonic for the end of the week (and beyond). 🎧
Watch for 90 seconds and if you need more, listen to the full 32 minute episode. 🌊
A tonic for the end of the week (and beyond). 🎧
Waves on Chesil Beach in October
YouTube video by Radio Lento
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 4:18 PM
The waves of Chesil Beach. 🎧
Watch for 90 seconds and if you need more, listen to the full 32 minute episode. 🌊
A tonic for the end of the week (and beyond). 🎧
Watch for 90 seconds and if you need more, listen to the full 32 minute episode. 🌊
A tonic for the end of the week (and beyond). 🎧
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I've scribbled something about the potential 3p per mile electric vehicle charge in the UK.
llewellyn.substack.com/p/3p-a-mile?...
llewellyn.substack.com/p/3p-a-mile?...
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 AM
I've scribbled something about the potential 3p per mile electric vehicle charge in the UK.
llewellyn.substack.com/p/3p-a-mile?...
llewellyn.substack.com/p/3p-a-mile?...
Economics innit
The US is the world's largest oil and gas producer. Yet, "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels."
China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics
The world’s biggest manufacturer now has an interest in the world decarbonising
www.economist.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Economics innit
Pop in your ear buds, close your eyes, and get lost in the booming waves and shooshing shingle of Chesil Beach
October's episodes in one place.
Transport yourself to three special places through sound.
283 - Night trees of Boggle Hole (51mins)
> bit.ly/LenBog
284 - The wind of Long Mynd (32mins)
> bit.ly/LenMynd
285 - Late October on Chesil Beach (32mins)
> bit.ly/LenChesil3
Transport yourself to three special places through sound.
283 - Night trees of Boggle Hole (51mins)
> bit.ly/LenBog
284 - The wind of Long Mynd (32mins)
> bit.ly/LenMynd
285 - Late October on Chesil Beach (32mins)
> bit.ly/LenChesil3
November 6, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Pop in your ear buds, close your eyes, and get lost in the booming waves and shooshing shingle of Chesil Beach
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You're telling me that there's a black ichor under the earth, made from the ancient dead, whose burning can realize all the dreams of man but only at the price of slowly returning the earth to its primordial state?
November 5, 2025 at 5:49 PM
You're telling me that there's a black ichor under the earth, made from the ancient dead, whose burning can realize all the dreams of man but only at the price of slowly returning the earth to its primordial state?
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Landing at Wolf's Fang, a staging camp on the Antarctic continent 🇦🇶
The team are on the way to Halley Research Station on the Brunt Ice Shelf.
They were meant to get to Halley today, but weather on the rest of their route is causing delays. Not a bad view to wait with though, eh?
The team are on the way to Halley Research Station on the Brunt Ice Shelf.
They were meant to get to Halley today, but weather on the rest of their route is causing delays. Not a bad view to wait with though, eh?
November 5, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Landing at Wolf's Fang, a staging camp on the Antarctic continent 🇦🇶
The team are on the way to Halley Research Station on the Brunt Ice Shelf.
They were meant to get to Halley today, but weather on the rest of their route is causing delays. Not a bad view to wait with though, eh?
The team are on the way to Halley Research Station on the Brunt Ice Shelf.
They were meant to get to Halley today, but weather on the rest of their route is causing delays. Not a bad view to wait with though, eh?
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Extinction of Pizol Glacier
1969 | 2025
Declared extinct in 2022, Pizol Glacier had lost 98% of its volume during the last 18 years 🧊✝️
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
1969 | 2025
Declared extinct in 2022, Pizol Glacier had lost 98% of its volume during the last 18 years 🧊✝️
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
November 2, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Extinction of Pizol Glacier
1969 | 2025
Declared extinct in 2022, Pizol Glacier had lost 98% of its volume during the last 18 years 🧊✝️
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
1969 | 2025
Declared extinct in 2022, Pizol Glacier had lost 98% of its volume during the last 18 years 🧊✝️
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
🤯
Image of the Sun.
Taken at night.
Not looking up at sky but down through 8000 miles of rock to the other side of the Earth.
Not with light but neutrinos.
Taken at night.
Not looking up at sky but down through 8000 miles of rock to the other side of the Earth.
Not with light but neutrinos.
November 1, 2025 at 11:15 AM
🤯
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When in the woods, best beware of dead man's fingers lurking there.
Reaching up above the ground, a creepy fungi to be found.
Happy Halloween everyone.
Photo: Sheringham Park by Rob Coleman
Reaching up above the ground, a creepy fungi to be found.
Happy Halloween everyone.
Photo: Sheringham Park by Rob Coleman
October 31, 2025 at 8:08 AM
When in the woods, best beware of dead man's fingers lurking there.
Reaching up above the ground, a creepy fungi to be found.
Happy Halloween everyone.
Photo: Sheringham Park by Rob Coleman
Reaching up above the ground, a creepy fungi to be found.
Happy Halloween everyone.
Photo: Sheringham Park by Rob Coleman
BBC news describing a graphic showing computer model wind field and track of hurricane Melissa (looks like it's lifted from Windy app) as a "satellite graph". C'mon guys, you've got experts in the weather centre you can ask.
October 29, 2025 at 1:38 PM
BBC news describing a graphic showing computer model wind field and track of hurricane Melissa (looks like it's lifted from Windy app) as a "satellite graph". C'mon guys, you've got experts in the weather centre you can ask.
On the dullest of late October days, the solar panels are still generating 1/3 of the power required to keep the heat pump ticking over to maintain the house at a comfortable 21C. The battery, charged up on cheap overnight rate, is providing the rest.
October 29, 2025 at 11:17 AM
On the dullest of late October days, the solar panels are still generating 1/3 of the power required to keep the heat pump ticking over to maintain the house at a comfortable 21C. The battery, charged up on cheap overnight rate, is providing the rest.
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The eye wall of #Melissa is now moving onshore. It’s an extremely dangerous storm, having maintained its peak intensity of 175 mph, Gusts 215, and pressure of 901mb.
If it makes landfall at 900mb it would be a top three most intense landfalls in the Atlantic Basin.
My thoughts are with #Jamaica
If it makes landfall at 900mb it would be a top three most intense landfalls in the Atlantic Basin.
My thoughts are with #Jamaica
October 28, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Extra heat = extra power
...aaaand Melissa is now the strongest tropical cyclone ever measured in the satellite era.
T8.5 = 185kt
T8.5 = 185kt
October 28, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Extra heat = extra power